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Life and Arts

Blanton resources to experience before graduation

Blanton resources to experience before graduation

Layla Dajani, Life&Arts General Reporter March 18, 2024

As students trickle back to campus from spring break, many seniors get lost in familiar academic routines that distract from the array of resources available on the Forty Acres, such as the Blanton Museum...

(From left to right) Robbie Kubala, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, introduces the panelists Kyle Mahowald, Ph.D., Adrienne Raphel, Ph.D. and Natan Last for The Art of Crossword Puzzles session at SXSW on Thursday.

UT professors bring perspectives to Art of Crossword Puzzles panel at SXSW

Katie Chang, Life&Arts Associate Editor March 18, 2024

Soon after UT professor Kyle Mahowald started solving crossword puzzles in 10th grade, he began to wonder how they were made. His curiosity inspired him to submit his own crosswords, first to his school...

‘Mamifera’ brings the topic of middle-aged womanhood, choice to Texas

‘Mamifera’ brings the topic of middle-aged womanhood, choice to Texas

Katie Chang, Life&Arts Associate Editor March 17, 2024

This article may contain spoilers. At 40 years old, Lola feels content. She loves her long-term partner, holds space for her sister’s children and fosters deep relationships with her friends. The...

‘The Idea of You’ proves serviceable, if occasionally cringey

‘The Idea of You’ proves serviceable, if occasionally cringey

Mimi Calzada, Life & Arts Editor March 17, 2024

Based off of a 2017 novel of the same name, writer-director Michael Showalter’s newest feature “The Idea of You” follows a newly-40 Soléne (Anne Hathaway) as she initiates a whirlwind romance with...

Former Austinite’s ‘The Greatest Hits,’ love letter to music through moving sci-fi drama

Former Austinite’s ‘The Greatest Hits,’ love letter to music through moving sci-fi drama

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 17, 2024

The grieving tone of “The Greatest Hits” movie encapsulates audiences from the opening scene with a troubled Harriet (Lucy Boyton, “Bohemian Rhapsody”) staring at a timeline of her and her ex-boyfriend’s...

UT alumna’s new memoir — a gift to her children, unique search for self-discovery

UT alumna’s new memoir — a gift to her children, unique search for self-discovery

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 17, 2024

UT alumna Margaret Juhae Lee’s new memoir, “Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History,” tells a unique story of searching for oneself and healing intergenerational trauma. Published on March 5, Lee...

Kung Fu Panda 4 delivers bright, fast-paced colorful entertainment

Kung Fu Panda 4 delivers bright, fast-paced colorful entertainment

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter March 17, 2024

In today’s franchise-saturated film scene, few sequels manage to expand their series’ world while retaining the fundamental ingredients that made the original great. With bright, colorful animation,...

From left to right, Executive Producer Jeremy O. Harris, Director Olmo Schnabel and Lead Darío Yazeb Bernal pose for a portrait on 2nd Street in downtown Austin on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. “Pet Shop Days” is Schnabel’s directorial debut and Yazeb Bernal’s first American movie.

‘Pet Shop Days’ cast, crew on importance of community

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 17, 2024

Olmo Schnabel’s directorial feature “Pet Shop Days,” a film recently obtained by Utopia for distribution, had its Texas premiere at SXSW this week. What started as an idea penned during an School...

‘Birdeater’ wastes time satirizing toxic masculinity, misses point by under-developing female characters

‘Birdeater’ wastes time satirizing toxic masculinity, misses point by under-developing female characters

Katie Chang, Associate Life&Arts Editor March 17, 2024

This article may contain spoilers.  Deep in the Australian bush, a group of young friends — two women and five men — sit around a table. It’s pitch-black outside, and as drugs kick in and resentment...

R&B singer and rapper Audrey Nuna performs her SXSW set at the Empire Garage on Friday, March 13, 2024.

Q&A: Rapper, R&B singer Audrey Nuna talks visualizing her sound

Amelia Engstrom, Life&Arts Desk Editor March 17, 2024

The vibrations of heavy bass and a jumping crowd filled Empire Garage for the second night of the Jaded FRIENDS:FOREVER showcase at SXSW on Friday. Audrey Nuna, R&B singer and rapper, dominated the...

The South Hill Experiment performs at Mohawk Austin during the SXSW Music Festival on Wednesday night, March 13, 2024. The band called for a ceasefire in Gaza and donated their merchandise profits to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

The South Hill Experiment brings musical innovation fit for SXSW

Katie Chang, Life&Arts Associate Editor March 16, 2024

As the stars came out on the sixth day of SXSW, badge-holders and hopeful attendees alike migrated from the Austin Convention Center to the Rainey Street District, lining sidewalks in hopes of watching...

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